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Alvin's Secret Code

Clifford B. Hicks

1963135 pagesabout 2–3 hours
1963
first published
  • 1970Holt, Rinehart and Winston · ENGISBN 9780030897368
  • 1963Holt, Rinehart and Winston · 159 pages · ENG
  • 1968Holt, Rinehart and Winston · ENG
  • 1998Puffin Books · 158 pages · ENGISBN 9780141300559
  • 2015Purple House Press · 159 pages · ENGISBN 9781930900851
  • 1969Scholastic PaperbacksISBN 9780590085045
  • 2006Bethlehem Books · 168 pages · ENGISBN 9781932350005
  • —135 pagesISBN 9789746020916
MysteriousTenseShort read

Twelve-year-old Alvin and his best friend Shoie use their knowledge of codes and ciphers to solve a dangerous mystery.

How it feels

MoodPlayful
AtmosphereWhimsicalNoir

How it reads

Plot intensityEventful

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Written forMiddle grade

When and where

ThemesFriendshipMoralityJustice
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